Assignment 2

ME505 - Antennas in Mobile and Satellite Communications Systems

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

School SITE
Course Name MEng
Unit Code ME505
Unit Title Antennas in Mobile and Satellite Communications Systems
Assessment Dr Md (Asad) Asaduzzaman
Author
Assessment Type Group Assessment (Minimum two and maximum four students in a group)
Assessment Title Design of a satellite tracking systems at GSO and ground station at Melbourne city
Unit Learning a) Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of satellite
Outcomes communication systems.
covered in this b) Develop a MATLAB program to track a satellite at GSO and ground station in
assessment Melbourne city.
Weight 25 %
Total Marks 100
Word limit No limit
Release Date Week 6
Due Date Week 11, 05 February 2022, 11:59 PM
Submission • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed
Guidelines Assignment Cover Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font
and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list using APA or IEEE referencing style for School of
Business and School of Information Technology and Engineering respectively.
Extension • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration
Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in
Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application
three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is
available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-
guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic • Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case,
Misconduct penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course
or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full
policy and procedure available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-
publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-
Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the
Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.

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Instructions

This project requires students to work in groups of 2-4 students. Each group shall submit a single report
for grading. The report should make a simple table of members’ names, student IDs and their
contributions to the report.

Assignment Description

Develop a MATLAB program to solve the following problems. For simplicity, we assume circular
orbits only, i.e., eccentricity e = 0

The program takes as input the five orbital parameters:

• Orbit height over ground Inclination ℎ

• Inclination 𝑖

• Eccentricity 𝑖 = 0, ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

• Right Ascension of the Ascending Node (RAAN)

• Angle of Perigee

Assume the latitude φ and longitude λ of the satellite over ground (so called subsatellite point) to be
φ = λ = 0 at the time t = 0 s.

1. Find the latitude φ and longitude λ of the satellite as a function of t. [10 Marks]

2. Plot the location over ground on a world map. [8 Marks]

3. Plot the location in space over a globe in a 3D view. [8 Marks]

4. Find the elevation and azimuth angles of the satellite with respect to the ground station as a
function of t. Assume your city of birth as the ground station location. [8 Marks]

5. Mark the time slots when the satellite is visible. [6 Marks]

6. Find the distance of the satellite to ground station as a function of time. [5 Marks]

7. Plot the distance, elevation, and azimuth for one exemplary overpass of the satellite.

[10 Marks]

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Marking criteria:

The marking criteria for this assignment are tabled below.

Section to be included Description of the section Marks

in the report
Introduction An overview of the Satellite communications. Orbital 10
descriptions with emphasize of the Geo-stationary
orbit.
Technological Does the report demonstrate the technical aptitude of 10
understanding the satellite communications? For example,
mathematical description of the calculation.
Answers to Does the report consist of the answers to the problems 55
the problems mentioned in the assignment?

Research depth Does the report demonstrate that the group consulted 5
the relevant literature on the topic and used the IEEE
referencing style well?
Writing style, English Is the report written in academic English, good 10
grammar, and coherence grammar, no typos, cohesive, admirable writing style,
good format, etc.?
Presentation Are slides presented professionally? Did each member 10
of the team describe his/her contribution to the work?

Plagiarism Did the student do any of these without reference and -100
reflection?
- Copy from other student(s)
- Copy from Internet source/textbook
- Copy from other sources

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Marking Rubric for Telecommunications Problems

Grade HD D CR P Fail
Mark 80%+ 70%-79% 60%-69% 50%-59% < 50%

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory

Logic is clear
Evaluation Mostly Argument is
and easy to Consistency Adequate
consistent confused and
follow with logical and and cohesion and disjointed
strong convincing convincing conviction
arguments

The The The

presented The presented presented The presented presented
solution solution solution solution solution
Sophistication and demonstrate demonstrated a demonstrate demonstrated a demonstrate
effectivity d an extreme high degree of d an average low degree of d a poor
degree of sophistication degree of sophistication degree of
sophistication and effective. sophistication and effective. sophistication
and and and
effective. effective. effective.

Component
All elements
Components s present Most
Explanation are present Lacks
present with and mostly components
and well- structure.
good cohesion well present
integrated.
integrated

Clear styles
Generally Lacks
with Clear
Reference style good Unclear consistency
excellent referencing/
referencing/ referencing/style with many
source of style
style errors
references.

Mostly
Report Proper Properly good, but Poor
structure and writing. written, with some Acceptable structure,
report Professionally some minor structure or presentation careless
presentation presented deficiencies presentation presentation
problems

The End

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